名詞 forfeit:

1. something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty;
   同義詞：forfeiture
2. a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something
   同義詞：forfeiture
3. the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
   同義詞：forfeiture, sacrifice

動(dòng)詞 forfeit:

1. lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime
   同義詞：give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo

形容詞 forfeit:

1. surrendered as a penalty
   同義詞：confiscate, forfeited

1. All goods may be forfeit to the State in time of war.
   戰(zhàn)時(shí)所有的貨物都可能被國家徵用。
2. The couple forfeited their independence in order to help those less fortunate.
   這對(duì)夫婦把富裕出的錢都拿出來幫助那些受難的人。
3. He forfeited his health due to years of hard work.
   多年艱苦的勞動(dòng)使他喪失了健康。
4. Some scientists who have studied dangerous substances have paid the forfeit of their lives in the cause of knowledge.
   許多研究危險(xiǎn)物質(zhì)的科學(xué)家，在追求知識(shí)中付出了生命的代價(jià)。
5. If you don't return the article to the shop within a week, you forfeit your chance of getting your money back.
   如果你不把物品歸還商店，你就喪失了取回錢的機(jī)會(huì)。
6. If man put his country in danger by helping the enemy, his life and possessions were forfeit to the crown.
   任何人如幫助敵人危害本國，他的生命財(cái)產(chǎn)便被國家沒收。
7. He who murders pays the forfeit of his life.
   殺人者償命。

for.feit

n.（名詞）
Something surrendered or subject to surrender as punishment for a crime, an offense, an error, or a breach of contract.
喪失的東西，沒收的物品：因犯罪、犯法、犯錯(cuò)或違約而喪失或被沒收的物品
Games
【游戲】
Something placed in escrow and then redeemed after payment of a fine.
罰物游戲的抵押物：寫于契據(jù)之上在付清罰金之后贖回的物品
forfeits A game in which forfeits are demanded.
forfeits 罰物游戲：一種游戲，必須有懲罰物
A forfeiture.
罰金
adj.（形容詞）
Lost or subject to loss through forfeiture.
喪失的，沒收的：丟失的或因沒收而損失的
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
for.feit.ed,for.feit.ing,for.feits
To surrender, be deprived of, or give up the right to on account of a crime, an offense, an error, or a breach of contract.
喪失，失去：因犯罪、犯法、犯錯(cuò)或違約而喪失、被沒收或被剝奪權(quán)利
To subject to seizure as a forfeit.
沒收：作為懲罰而沒收

來源：
Middle English forfet [crime, penalty]
中古英語 forfet [犯罪，刑罰]
from Old French forfait [past participle of] forfaire [to commit a crime, act outside the law]
源自 古法語 forfait [] forfaire的過去分詞 [犯罪，違法]
fors [beyond] from Latin foros [outside] * see dhwer-
fors [超越] 源自 拉丁語 foros [在…外] *參見 dhwer-
faire [to do] from Latin facere * see dhô-
faire [做] 源自 拉丁語 facere *參見 dhô-

【引伸】
for.feitable
adj.（形容詞）
for.feiter
n.（名詞）